Mimi can't hold off Matchbox man
He's not crazy. Sure, there's a slight possibility that he's just a little unwell. But there's certainly no denying the fact that singer Rob Thomas isn't reliant on his Matchbox Twenty brethren when it comes to crafting chart-topping tunes.
According to the latest SoundScan figures, Something To Be, Thomas' first batch of fresh-baked tracks as a solo artist, netted opening-week sales of nearly 252,000, and will bring Mariah Carey's tenure as Billboard's pack leader to an early end. But Thomas' first-week conquest was not a blowout.
Carey's new one, The Emancipation of Mimi, closed out its second week in the retail realm with sales of little more than 226,000, bringing the album's two-week total to 631,000 plus. So while Thomas manages to bump Mariah from the chart's top spot, it wasn't exactly an overwhelming defeat. A 44 percent slip in Mimi scans undoubtedly helped his cause. (MTV News)
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